THE
HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
MARCH.
1935.
Aged Man
Charged As
Kidnapper
STRANGE CASE OF HENRY ROSS
30-YEAR-OLD WARRANT
Henry Ross, 70, whose address was given as Lovoli Street, Shof- field, was recently committed by the Shefeld magistrates to "the Leeds Assizca for trial on the charge of kidnapping a boy, named John William Whlinear, aged four- years and 10 months, on Septem- bar 18, 1004.
Mr. J. J. McAvoy, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. F. S. Scornh, solicitor, for the dofence,
Mr. McAvoy, In opening the coso, said that Ross was arrested on a warrant taken out in 1904, and the offence was under section 65 of the Offences against the Peraon Act. The penalty for this class of offence was seven years' penal servitudo. The warrant was taken out on sworn informa- tion by the father of the child' which was taken away.
Proceeding, Mr. McAvoy anid that the two principals in the ense wern Ross and John William Whit- noar, who was now 35 years old, the person who was taken away
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by Ross. The defendant in 1904 was friendly with the boy's par- ente, and although he was separat ed from his wife he was attracted to the boy and his brother. Often
he used to take them away on day excursions. One day in October, 1904, Ross sent to the boy's mother and asked if he could take the boy John on a fishing excursion. The mother gave her consent and that' was the last time she anw her boy for five years. She had no idea whore he went, and as he did not- return that night she complained to the police.
TRIP TO AMERICA
A warrant was taken out by the boy's father, and Mrs. Whitnear, offered £6 reward for information that would lend to the discovery of the boy's whereabouts.
In 1909, Mr. McAvoy went on. the police heard that Ross and the boy were living in Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Whitnear could not afford extradition proceedings against the man, and it was de elded that his other son, then 21; should go to the United States and Identify the boy. The brother left England on March 6, 1909, in the Mauretania and went to the head- quarters of the state police In Newark, New Jersey. After that they discovered Ross and the boy living as father and son under the
names of Harry and John Ingle.
Two detectives, who accompani ed the brother to the house, placed a copy of the notice offering the | reward on the table, and Ross ad- mitted ho was the man concerned. The brother recognized the boy, but the boy had great difficulty in recognizing his brother.
The American police told the defendant that they could not arrest him, but that it would be botter for him if he left the town, because if the citizens got to know about what had happened he would probably be lynched. The boy returned home, and the street and tho House where he lived in Shefeld woro decorated to wol- como him.
After that the affair was more or less forgotten, but the warrant I was still in force, and on Jan. 23 certain information was recofvod. by the police. The files were searched, the warrant was brought out, and on Jan. 24 two detec- tives visited Ross, when he ad- |mitted that he was the man named in the warrant. He then made a statement.
ROSS'S STATEMENT
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Mr. McAvoy then read alleged atulerent, which was to the effect that Rosa in 1900 was living at Lovell Street with his two sisters whón, he sald, he met Jonny Whitnear. The statement continued:
She used to come in and see my sisters, and I became very friendly with her. Then the Whitnear moved from Lovell Street, at which time they had three children. Mrs. Whitnear told me that 1 was the father of her son John,
him there for you to keep" ?--No.
Did he say "If you will keep away 1 shall pay towards the child"-1 never went near him.
the eldest son of Mrs. Woodward, William Houson Whitnear, 57, described how he visited Newark, New Jersey, in 1900, and brought his brother home,
near
THE "BOY" IN THE BOX John William Whitnear, the boy. John Whitnear knew of my aв-now man of 36, living sociation with his wife and en- Rotherham, said that he remem- couraged it. Mra. Whitnear kept bered being in a ship with Ross, asking me to take the boy John and being in Newark. At Newark WAY. I was very fond of him Ross went by the name of Ingle, and I took him to my sister's home and once when he (the witness) at Manchester. I did not tell Mrs, enlled him Ross "he gave me a good Whitnear of my Intention to take[hiding.”
the boy away.
Ross-That is not true.
Mr. McAvoy, referring to the Whitnear said that when he re- statement, said that this was the turned to England he and his first time it had been suggested brother Fred wrote to Ross several that Ross was the father of the times, and Ross' used to send him boy. Mrs. Whitnear would in-money and presents. His father dignantly deny it. She never aug-knew of those presents, but he did gested in any way that the man not think his mother did. should take the boy away.
Mr. Scorah.-Looking back now,
it looks as if he were fond of you? Mrs. Jane Woodward, formerly-Yes. Mrs. Whitnear, said that she was And you were fond of him?--- now aged 69. John William Whit-That is correct.
near, the boy concerned in the He treated you like a father case, was the youngest of her three Except for the time when I called
BONA.
Cross-examined by Mr. Scorah, she agreed that she and Ross were! about the same age.
him Roga.
You don't like this-what we are doing to-day-do you? No.
If you had had any control over this, nothing would have been done about it-you don't approve of it, do you?-Not a bit.
Mr. Scorah-For some reason or another the events of 30 years ago have been raked up again?..... Mr. Scorah submitted that the Yep.
case should go no farther. He If you
had had your way it contended that Rose had a clan would not have been ao, would of right, and the fact that he had it 7-Yes, it would.
elaimed that right to the child was You deliberately say that?-sufficient to bring him within the Yes, becauso-he-wanted-punish• |proviso: ment for what he did to me and Mr. Scorah added:-"A nephew my husband.
of Ross, a man called White, think- Mr. Scorab-In view of your an- ing that the old man come home I shall change my line of from America was a man of means, cross-examination altogether, pestered him for money, and when Answering question, Mrs. Wood- the old man was unable to satisfy ward agreed that she and the Ross this demand, then this man said: family became very friendly. They "Very well, I will see that you get lived close together and visited each into trouble. Then you get the other. She denied that she knew aurreptitious visit to the police. that the neighbours were talking It may be that the person about her association with Ross, referred to may have not heard the and that Ross had bought furniture last of this, and of his part of it, for the house or paid for the up- and something may be done to get keep of her house.
him the justice which, in mission, he ought to have."
my Bub-
awer
Mr. Scorah. Didn't the time arrive when Rosa cooled off towards you?-1 do not remember that.
Did you say: "If you don't come back, I shall put the child on your mother's doorstep and leave
have
The magistrates said that a prima facie case had been made out, and Ross was committed for trial at Leeds Assizes, bail again being allowed.
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